Ponting reveals ambition of helping http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 to reclaim their past glory – Cricket News Update
After scoring his first century in almost 2 years, former Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 revealed his ambition of helping the national team reclaim their past glory.
In a dominating day 2 of the 2nd Test against the Men In Blue, Punter registered his 40th Test career century as he shared a mammoth 288-run partnership with skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, who ended the day unbeaten on 251.
The 37-year-old demonstrated his customary pull shots while was also treated the SCG faithful with some bludgeoning drives either side of the wicket.
His ton earned him a standing ovation from the crowd, who stood up and appreciated the feet achieved by their former skipper after a series of promising knocks, where he failed to reach the three-figure mark. He admitted his frustration for not living up to his usual high standards.
“I’ve probably scored a few 50s in between my last hundred, but they're the ones you get most frustrated about," said Ponting.
Overall, the past 12 month or so have been troublesome for the Aussie great, who has come under considerable pressure for not scoring runs on a consistent basis. It includes a period where the Australians lost their Test dominancy to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Ponting was considered surplus to requirements by former Kangaroo players, but with support shown by the selectors and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, he continued his association with the national team.
With him beginning the New Year on a high, Punter has firmly set his sight on helping his side to reclaim their past glory and climb up the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test ranking where they currently occupy the no. 4th spot.
"I wanted to give myself the best chance to play well and win games of cricket for Australia, and that's the only reason I continue to play. There's nothing else personally I'm trying to achieve, other than to help the Australian team win games, and get back up from No. 5 or wherever we were a few months ago, back up to the top of the tree where we deserve to be,” added the veteran.
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